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cuccinelli opposes abortion and gay rights, wants to cut the state income tax. mcauliff is pro choice, supports same sex marriage and would call for a task force, but vowed not to raise taxes. despite all the issues, this race seemed to be coming down to the tea party and obamacare. >> i oppose expanding this failure and terry mcauliff, as he likes to say, is all in. >> impediments are coming out of washington. i don't because it is the first major race between the forces and faces of the new republican tea party, a tea party whose social recidivism is outside done only by its hostility to science and technology. >> what about the president's dropping approval rating and the problems with obamacare? will that hurt you at all? >> focused on our jobs, economic development, we have big issues, sequestration here for another year, how do we replace those jobs? we are going to be laser focused on that. >> reporter: that is our peggy fox. we are hearing terry mcauliff will be here shortly. back to you in the studio. >> delia goncalves reporting from woodbridge, virgin
cuccinelli opposes abortion and gay rights, wants to cut the state income tax. mcauliff is pro choice, supports same sex marriage and would call for a task force, but vowed not to raise taxes. despite all the issues, this race seemed to be coming down to the tea party and obamacare. >> i oppose expanding this failure and terry mcauliff, as he likes to say, is all in. >> impediments are coming out of washington. i don't because it is the first major race between the forces and faces...
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. >> the transportation bill did put extra and more taxes on northern virginia than any other place in the state. that was my major concern. now that it's passed i'm going to make sure northern virginia is going to get their congestion relief. >> reporter: comstock accused her opponent of wanting to raise taxes. murphy criticizes comstock for helping to kill the law limiting gun purchases in virginia for one a month. comstock said the law was watered down. >> there had been so many compels already long before i was in the legislature -- exemptions already long before i was in the legislature. >> reporter: comstock said virginia developed a strong background system, but murphy wants to expand all sales at gun shows. >> you have to have a check if you buy from a federally licensed gun dealer but not everybody is. i lost my brother to gun violence. he was murdered when two gunmen came in with an illegal gun and murdered him. >> reporter: election day is tuesday, peggy fox, wusa9. >>> still ahead tonight get ready for cold and flu season. we are debunking some of the myths coming up. i'm m
. >> the transportation bill did put extra and more taxes on northern virginia than any other place in the state. that was my major concern. now that it's passed i'm going to make sure northern virginia is going to get their congestion relief. >> reporter: comstock accused her opponent of wanting to raise taxes. murphy criticizes comstock for helping to kill the law limiting gun purchases in virginia for one a month. comstock said the law was watered down. >> there had been so...
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the combination of the forced budget cuts, the came tester with tax -- the sequester with tax increases on high income households are the factors that led to the rucks. >>> if you're a veteran looking for a job, you may want to check out usajobs.gov, they have been hiring. veterans make up 29% of the new federal workers. that is the highest percentage of military veterans in more than two decades. the defense department led the way with about 46% of new hires being vet ramps. >>> parlay view fran say? if you're fluent in a foreign language, the future is looking brighter for you. the top growing occupations in the nation are translators and interpreters. it predicts about 25,000 jobs will open up between 2010 and 2020 and it doesn't include the military which is also actively recruiting more translators and interpreters. nationwide workers in the field earn a median salary of $43,000 a year but these jobs pay well into the six figures. time to learn the -- time to hit the books and learn the second language. >> thank you, jess. >>> a deadly shooting at a local homeless shelter is under
the combination of the forced budget cuts, the came tester with tax -- the sequester with tax increases on high income households are the factors that led to the rucks. >>> if you're a veteran looking for a job, you may want to check out usajobs.gov, they have been hiring. veterans make up 29% of the new federal workers. that is the highest percentage of military veterans in more than two decades. the defense department led the way with about 46% of new hires being vet ramps....
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. >>> montgomery county is talking about rolling back part of its bag tax. some members don't want it to apply to places who don't sell food, like hardware stores. the 5-cent bag tax is aimed at cutting down on the number of plastic bags in or near local streams. >>> voters in washington state will be casting ballots tomorrow on a measure that could have ripple effects on the food industry all across the country. >> teresa garcia takes a look at a push to require labels on foods with genetically modified ingredients. >> staffers are working the fines at the seattle headquarter on the campaign. >> this is going to be a close election. g voters will decide on tuesday whether to require labeling on foods containing genetically modified organisms or gmo's. elizabeth is with the yes campaign. she says it's about giving shoppers a choice. >> i think it fund mentally boils down to, people want more information about our food. >> the labeling campaign raised $8 million. a fraction of the war chest on the no side. top opposition donors, like biochemical giants and du
. >>> montgomery county is talking about rolling back part of its bag tax. some members don't want it to apply to places who don't sell food, like hardware stores. the 5-cent bag tax is aimed at cutting down on the number of plastic bags in or near local streams. >>> voters in washington state will be casting ballots tomorrow on a measure that could have ripple effects on the food industry all across the country. >> teresa garcia takes a look at a push to require labels...
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when you file your taxes for next year, you don't need to fill out a waiver. a guidance was released last night saying you don't need to claim that exemption. the health and human services saying, quote,, the administration has determined it would be unfair to require individuals to make penalty payments. the penalty would be starting at $95 per person just in 2014. now again the deadline is march 31, you won't have the coverage till may 1 but you also won't have the penalties. we'll talk about some of the issues with website that you can sign up for the new health care plan, healthcare.gov and what questions may be answered this week about the rocky roll out. for now we're live at the hhs building, ko im, wusa9. >> thank you, ko. >>> prince george's county police have charged three men in last week's murder of a hotel employee. investigators say deandre weems was the gunman. all three are from d.c. kimfrey williams was driving the getaway car according to police and rinaldo washington served as the lookout. jesse chavez was shot and killed at the clarion hote
when you file your taxes for next year, you don't need to fill out a waiver. a guidance was released last night saying you don't need to claim that exemption. the health and human services saying, quote,, the administration has determined it would be unfair to require individuals to make penalty payments. the penalty would be starting at $95 per person just in 2014. now again the deadline is march 31, you won't have the coverage till may 1 but you also won't have the penalties. we'll talk about...
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plus, find out which local area jurisdiction may be rethinking the bag tax. that's all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> that's good stuff to get to. thanks. in tonight's consumer alert, blackberry says it is scrapping plans to sell the company and not only that, it is getting a billion dollar investment from majority shareholder, fairfax financial. but, blackberry's ceo is going to step down. >> and retailers are wasting no time rolling out those holiday shopping deals. they are in their inbox already and it happened four days after halloween. wal-mart usually saves its big sales for black friday, but this year is different. the giant retailer kicked off an online sales event and amazon launched its black friday deal store. >>> still ahead, the political battle being waged on the other side of the country that could impact what we pay for food right here at home. >> the first, don't be so quick to cash in if you are told you won a big jackpot. how scammers are using a popular sweep stakes to try and steal your money. i'm mark herring, candidate for attorney gene
plus, find out which local area jurisdiction may be rethinking the bag tax. that's all coming up tonight at 6:00. >> that's good stuff to get to. thanks. in tonight's consumer alert, blackberry says it is scrapping plans to sell the company and not only that, it is getting a billion dollar investment from majority shareholder, fairfax financial. but, blackberry's ceo is going to step down. >> and retailers are wasting no time rolling out those holiday shopping deals. they are in...
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. >> my tax cut plan which will grow 58,000 new jobs and reduce the personal income tax the 5%. and the business income tax to 4%. >> my opponent proposes $1.4 billion tax cut and resoundly criticized. it will come right out of education. early childhood development, reform in the sols. teacher pay. investing in community colleges. financial aid at higher ed. i think that's the prudent way to do budgeting. >> i like those too. i like education. i like puppies. but i don't bring a puppy home. i don't bring a puppy home if i don't have a plan for how i'm going to deal with that puppy. or guess what my house is going to look like. and he's all puppy and no plan. >> reporter: so how are voters feeling four days out? we talked to some of them coming up in the next half hour. andrea and mike back to you. >>> thank you. >> the woman accused of vandalizing the washington national cathedral and possibly the lincoln memorial with paint is mentally incompetent to stand trial. a judge issued that ruling based on a psychologist's evaluation of jiamel tian. she could though become competent t
. >> my tax cut plan which will grow 58,000 new jobs and reduce the personal income tax the 5%. and the business income tax to 4%. >> my opponent proposes $1.4 billion tax cut and resoundly criticized. it will come right out of education. early childhood development, reform in the sols. teacher pay. investing in community colleges. financial aid at higher ed. i think that's the prudent way to do budgeting. >> i like those too. i like education. i like puppies. but i don't...
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about pushing back on obamacare i don't we are going to celebrate dysfunction and dependence and high taxes. >> i almost wish the election would go off another week because the folks are finally seeing the destructive nature. >> it is affecting an enormous number of people negatively. >> reporter: as a woman, i need a candidate that i trust. i trust ken his record was very good, he prosecuted predators i can't mcauliff still leading a very tight race. andrea you mentioned those attack ads, election watchers say mcauliff has a whole lot of money to spend on those attack ads. he is spending ten times more than cup has so far. more from the democrats coming up at 6:00. >> so new, more attack ads in the next 24 hours delia? we should expect that? >> probably a whole lot more. >>> in addition to the state wide races, virginia voters will also be electing delegates to the state house. there are also local contests in maryland tomorrow, including the first contested mayoral race in college park in 24 years. you can go to our website wusa.com and of course stay with us for updates tomorrow night as
about pushing back on obamacare i don't we are going to celebrate dysfunction and dependence and high taxes. >> i almost wish the election would go off another week because the folks are finally seeing the destructive nature. >> it is affecting an enormous number of people negatively. >> reporter: as a woman, i need a candidate that i trust. i trust ken his record was very good, he prosecuted predators i can't mcauliff still leading a very tight race. andrea you mentioned...
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so now when you file your taxes for next year, you don't need to fill out a waiver. a guidance just released just last night saying that you do not need to claim an extension. health and human services department saying the administration, quote, has determined that it would be unfair to require individuals in this situation to make penalty payments that would have been $95 per person to start in 2014. again, the new deadline is march 31. we'll give you an update in the next half-hour about the fbis for the website healthcare.gov and of course we'll be hearing more about the report that says that millions of americans may be getting their health care plans canceled because they don't allegedly meet the new requirements. live at the health and human services department, ko im, wusa9. >> thank you. >>> three d.c. men have been charged in the murder of a hotel employee in oxon hill, maryland. jesse chavez was shot and killed last week at a clarion hotel in oxon hill when he came to the aid of a coworker at the hotel's front desk. prince george's county police say deandr
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. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 we'll talk about taxes and guns. >>> here's a look at what's coming up on wusa9. >> can a victim legally identify an attack are by blinking? that is part of a high profile murder trial going on right now in prince george's county. scott broom will bring us that story around 5:30. >> right after the break a high priced sports car goes up in flames on the gw parkway. >> rough this morning, very nice this evening. it's still unbelievably warm, 69 downtown but 77 in leesburg, 75 manassas, 81 in culpeper. we'll talk about tracking another cold obenshain tried to outlaw. birth control pills. rape or incest. criminals, felons shows, a month law, in bulk. instead of dictating to women, criminals. this ad. i'm terry mcauliffe, candidate for governor, and i sponsored this ad. for 30 years i've worked as an obgyn, my job is to protect the health of women. so i'm particularly offended by ken cuccinelli. cuccinelli wants to make all abortion illegal ... ... even in cases of rape and incest. ... even to protect a woman's health. i want a governor who's focused on s
. >> reporter: coming up at 6:00 we'll talk about taxes and guns. >>> here's a look at what's coming up on wusa9. >> can a victim legally identify an attack are by blinking? that is part of a high profile murder trial going on right now in prince george's county. scott broom will bring us that story around 5:30. >> right after the break a high priced sports car goes up in flames on the gw parkway. >> rough this morning, very nice this evening. it's still...